What candidates see

Candidates never see a tool. They hear from you on LinkedIn, get an email, take a short interview with Scout, and hear back. This page follows one candidate from the first note to the follow-up so you know exactly what they experience.

1. A connection request from you

A short note, 200 characters or fewer, from your LinkedIn account and in your voice. Written from your messaging style and the role.

2. A conversation, as you

When they accept and reply, Scout replies as you: warm, direct, two to four sentences, no emojis, and honest that the next step is a short AI screening interview of about fifteen minutes. It asks for their email address and CV together. Questions it cannot answer from your company knowledge are handed to you in Slack and answered within about fifteen minutes of your reply.

If they ask not to be contacted, the conversation stops and they are added to your do-not-contact list.

3. The interview invitation

Once Scout has their email, they receive Interview invitation: {Role} from Scout Interviews.

Or, as a LinkedIn message: "The next step is a short AI-guided screening interview - it takes about 15 minutes and you can do it whenever suits you. Here's your personal interview link."

The link is personal and expires after 14 days. On a CV-review role none of this happens: they are asked for a CV and told you will come back to them.

4. Before they start

The invitation page shows the role and company, the number of questions and the estimated time, and three notes: use a quiet space with a working microphone; the interview is recorded and transcribed for the recruiter; create a quick account so you can return and view your status later.

They pick a language, English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Italian, Hindi, Japanese, Mandarin or Arabic, enter their name and a password, answer "Do you have the right to work for this role?", and tick "I consent to this voice interview being recorded and transcribed, and shared with the recruiter who invited me." Then Start interview.

A Yes asks for their visa or work status in their own words, which you see on the scorecard in Slack and on the dashboard. A No ends it there: they are told the role requires the right to work and that the recruiter has been informed, no interview starts, and Scout posts a line in your notification channel. A candidate who is already signed in is asked the same question before the interview room opens.

5. The interview

A voice conversation in the browser. The page shows the topics to be covered, never the questions or the rubric, and says "rough answers are totally fine". They press Start voice interview, allow the microphone, and Scout opens: "Hi there, I'm Scout - really glad you could make it. Before we dive in, I'd love to hear a bit about yourself and what you've been working on lately."

Scout asks the guide's questions in order, with up to two follow-ups each. It never discusses pay, never hints at a decision, and never promises an outcome. The candidate can mute, show the live transcript, and end the interview. Interviews are capped at 30 minutes.

6. Afterwards

"Thanks, {first name}! Your interview is complete. The recruiter will follow up soon." They can sign in at any time to see their interviews and status. If something went wrong technically, Report an interview issue resets the invitation so they can retake it.

7. The follow-up

Your decision reaches them on LinkedIn from your account.

Intro, when you press Make an intro or Interested: "thanks again for going through the screening for the {role} role - it went well, and the team would like to speak with you properly. You can grab a time that suits you here: {your booking link}."

Decline, when you press Reject or Not interested: "thanks again for your time on the call. Unfortunately we won't be moving forward for the {role} role this time. I appreciate you going through the process, and I wish you the best with your search."

On a CV-review role the wording refers to the CV instead of the call, and can go by email if LinkedIn is unavailable.

What candidates can and cannot see